By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🧋 HTeaO, a Texas-based chain of iced tea shops with drive-thrus, has made it Arizona debut at Westgate on the southwest corner of Glendale and 91st Avenue in Glendale. The menu offers more than two dozen flavors of sweetened and
👨🍳 Belmont Kitchen & Cocktails, which opened in February in north Scottsdale, has hired celebrated chef Alex Stratta to head its kitchen. Belmont, located on the northwest corner of Pima and Pinnacle Peak, is the first restaurant from new hospitality
🚫 Seafood Market & Restaurant, a family-run eatery at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa, announced it will close Tuesday because founder Pablo Reynosa has decided to retire. ‘‘After proudly serving the Valley
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🍚 Hapa Food Company, a fast-casual Hawaiian barbecue restaurant that opened in east Mesa in 2022, has launched a second location on the southeast corner of the State Route 51 and Shea in north Phoenix. The new location seats 44
🥕 The Uprooted Kitchen, one of the Valley’s top planet-based restaurants, has announced it will not renew its lease at Barnone in Gilbert next year. When their current lease expires in November 2026, owners Erin and Chad Romanoff (pictured) plan
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🚫 Less than a month after throwing an all-day seven-year anniversary/Juneteenth party, West Alley BBQ & Smokehouse has closed after being locked out of their downtown Chandler space by their landlord. West Alley BBQ was a family-run smokehouse in Jackson,
🍝 South Tempe has a new spot for hearty Italian eats with the opening of Spaghetti Shark, yet another casual counter-service joint dishing out pasta bowls, toasted subs, crisp salads, and craveable sides on the southwest corner of Kyrene and
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🇰🇷 Korean Dog & Breakfast has opened in the recently closed Krispy Dogz space in the Goodwill plaza on the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. Like its predecessor, KD&B’s menu offers several variations of Korean panko-coated
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🍕 Amici Pizza, the Mesa pizzeria that went viral on social media and has drawn fans from across the country, opens a second location at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Queen Creek. It has taken over the former Duck Donuts on
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🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken, a fast-growing Los Angeles-based chain that just opened its fourth Valley location in Goodyear, has launched a fifth in Chandler. It takes over the former KFC building in the Chandler Festival shopping center on the northeast
🦞 Angie’s Concepts – the group behind Angie’s Lobster, Angie’s Prime Grill, Angie’s Burger, and Angie’s Chicken – has launched its first location offering all four concepts. The simply dubbed Angie’s, which features a shared sit-down dining area and drive-thru,
🚫 Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant, a Texas-based chain of sit-down restaurants, has abruptly closed its Chandler location after two decades. Employees weren’t informed the restaurant had shut down until they showed up for work Sunday. Abuelo’s has closed several restaurants over
🌮 Taco Cinco, a new fast-casual concept, has opened on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Thunderbird in Phoenix’ Moon Valley neighborhood. It takes over the strip-mall end cap that briefly was home to Bear and the Honey before
🍹 Upscale neighborhood tavern concept The Vig opens its seventh Valley location – and first in the East Valley – at 11 a.m. Monday at Dana Park in Mesa. It takes over the shopping center suite formerly home to The
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